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Definition of subprior in English:

subprior

noun

A prior's assistant and deputy.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Ayenbite of Inwyt. From post-classical Latin subprior, variant of supprior supprior. Compare Middle French subprieur, Spanish subprior. Compare sous-prior and its French etymon.